St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-05
Looker-In Hopeful That Di-
vision Will Be Defeated
on Tuesday Next.
He Also Predicts That Dakota
Will Be Admitted Janu-
airy 1, 1889.
The Farmers Alliance Will
See That the Candidates
Toe the Mark.

lions. lie is, IN the words OF the late
lamented ARENAS Ward, "a ridiculous
old creature" anyway. 1t was too good
to keep-the way in which the major
fixed up that public examiners bill and
expected to be appointed to that position
himself. One of the richest features of
the bill was that it gave the public ex-
aminer ''the EARTH" 1t was modelled
over and changed by the council so that
most of its baleful features were elimi-
mated. But, as Edwards first drafted it,
it was as big bonanza as almost any
man could wish. 1t put the power in
the hands of the public examiner of
bringing to his own terms all the public
institutions of the territory. AS Ed
wards intended it-and undoubtedly ex-
pected it would work-all these pnblic
institutions would find it to their adyan-
tage to do their printing with the Fargo
Argus. All this that have given above
was known to most of the members of
winter. The way it came to get into
print [ have limited at before in one of
my letters. Senator Smith, of the
YanktOn district, undoubtedly confided
to his friend. Editor Bowen, of the
Yankton Press, the state of affairs in
relation to the passage Of the public eX-
aminer's act, and Bowen, being eSpe-
cially incenSed at the workings of that
law. gave the whole scheme away in his
paper. Edwards could not well help
noticing il, and so in his usual way has
undertaken to turn the
MATTER OFF AS A JOKE,
but Edwards Jokes are not always APP
preciated as well as he would have
them, as he has often found out to his
sorrow. Edwards says: so. yes, the
governor and l got up this little deal.
but. as matters turned out, he could not
appoint me to that Office, but promised
me something else. 1t was just as well.
for after that council got through with
that bill its best points were gone"
The major evidently meant this as
joke, but, with that dizziness that the
public always has in these matters,
they fail to see the point to the joke.
and all of them believe that the major
really expects Gov. Church to fulfill his
promise and appoint him to some good
fat Office. Now the major doesn't believe
a word of this, as witness the following
from his paper of late date: Note
Readers will begin to think that L am
fond of the majors paper. Such is the
case-I am one of his regular sub
ScriberS.
If it is true that Gov. Church made a
bargain with Maj. Edwards to put the public
examiners bill through the legislature-and
the bargain was to give the major a place
the Argus would kindly ask ''Lookeron of
atertOwn''-whO Kept faith? The bill be-
came a law-Goy, Church got all he asked
and says his treatment of the major was not
right-now what has he done towards vindi-
cation-which he voluntarily proposed:
Perhaps now that he has renewed his cab
met he may have time to go over the road
again and repair damages. The Argus has
ever faith III the governors desire to be hon
est and do the right thing. Once soldier
under fire gave an excuse for running away
that-"his heart was brave enough-but his
cowardly legs would not let him face the
bullets" AS the governor hasn't any legs 10
speak of-and his heart Is big with pulsations
the Argus feels sure that in his own good
time-and in his own good way-Gov. Church
will-get there. The Argus has not lost faith.
Now, taking this seriously. what
could Gov. Church do for Maj. Ed
wards? What is there that the major
would like? Let him speak out. Would
he like to,be appointed territorial veteri-
marian? The major must be pleased at
all hazards and the governor must be
indicated. If Gov. Church has said
that he would appoint Edwards-Stand
by him, as it were-and Edwards word
for it-then by all means the governor
should keep his wOrd-becauSe the
major and the Argus are friendly and
the governor is disposed to do right
and so on-ad infinitum.
ELECTION SURMISES.
Next Tuesday is election day in the
territory. and there are just two things
to be decided in most parts on that day.
The first is whether the people want
l.. Tor ix-t1A NIT fxvn OF
the second whether they want to try
local option or county prohibition. The
best informed say that ''diviSion"
will not carry. but that there will be
quite a majority against it. 1t has been
very clearly shown that all this talk
about division is the meTest ''clap-
trap''-as the GLOBE put it last week,
"a merry go-round" by lot of
fellows who haven't anything
else to do. 1t answers them
and the people don't care. But when it
comes down to voting solid business
men are going to think twice before they
cast their ballots. They will look over
the arguments and cast them up in their
own minds. The questions that the
GLOBE has repeatedly put, What will
be accomplished by two stateS?" "What
is the use of the cost of two sets of state
officers where one set will do just as
well-and especially for country that
has always been governed as one state?'
''Why are these cheap politicians so
anxious for two states? Why don't they
talk business and sense? and why all
this howl about Dakota being down.
trodden. etc?'' There being no rea-
sOnable arguments for the division of
the territory, and a speedy admission
into the Union being most desirable,
why not put all the force into one big.
strong territory. instead of into its two
halveS?''-and so they will vote against
division, and it is my best judg-
ment that admission as one
state will carry. One thing is
certain. if division" does carry there
will he no end to the monkey bust
ness" that may be connected with Da-
kOta'S admission into the Union. On
the other hand, if the solid men of the
territory vote, as think they will. the
day cannot be far off when Dakota will
be one of the grandeSt, biggest and best
states in the Union.
WHEN DAKOTA WILL GET IN.
The question of Dakota's admission is
a very Interesting one. As | have stud
led the matter, and look at it, this next
session of congress will take some ac-
ton on the admission of Dakota, and it
is very probable that a bill will be
passed enabling Dakota to hold con-
venti0n and adopt constitution that
will go into effect one year from next
January-Jan. l. 1889. On or about that
time, it is my opinion, Dakota will be a
state. And this will be good thing in
many ways-One of the principal
ones being the aid it will
be to Dakota's public schools.
He is a poor stick that lives in Dakota
and does not take every chance to adj
vertise her glorious advantages. This
is naturally the case, for the people who
live here appreciate this country. 1t
may be news to great many that there
are only fourteen Q4) states that expend